5) Michigan is another team where I think the floor is probably overrated. Wolverines replace a ton and I don't see much separating them from teams like Nebraska, Wisconsin, etc. yet only 2 people picked U-M lower than 3rd.

4) MSU was only picked 1st or 2nd in a year where everyone is going to say the league is wide open. I'm actually high on Matt McQuaid playing more minutes, but replacing Bridges+Jackson with McQuaid and Goins (?) is something that you can't underrate.

3) I didn't think I'd be the *only* person to pick Indiana to win the league. Welcome to Archie Island. Hoosiers have best freshman, an All-Big Ten senior, length and athleticism with Jerome Hunter and Justin Smith and an underrated defense last season. My chips are down.

Michigan statement on allegations that former U-M football player Tai Streets may have committed NCAA violations in connection with the ongoing FBI investigation into grassroots basketball: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpGHq-XXcAI8T7i.jpg

Indeed. However, as @HoegLaw brings up here — twitter.com/HoegLaw/status… — unless that "representative" is providing benefits for a recruit to attend that specific school, it could simply be a moot point.

Calm down, people. I am not saying that Tai Streets was out there filling pockets to get Brian Bowen to Michigan. I am trying to put forward the rules that are in play here, and considering why Streets' connection to Michigan might be a matter for U-M Compliance to address.

What's a "representative" is the question here. Does simply being a former player at the institution suffice? Is that someone who has "participated in or to be a member of an agency or organization promoting the institution’s intercollegiate athletics program?"

NCAA Rule 16.11.2.2: Other Prohibited Benefits. [A] An institutional employee or representative of the institution’s athletics interests may not provide a student-athlete with extra benefits or services, including, but not limited to: (a) A loan of money

Curious how this rule is intended to work. For example, would Tulsa be liable for Shane Heirman's conduct because he played there? Would a school be liable for an agent's behavior if he attended that school and provides benefits to players?